Frankie McCafferty

Biography

Born in 1967, Frankie McCafferty is an Irish actor best known for his role as hapless gofer Donal in the BBC TV series Ballykissangel. His film credits include Philomena, Bad Day For The Cut, Angela's Ashes and In the Name of the Father.

Known For

Vikings

Sinric

Ripper Street

Hotel Manager

Blue Lights

Barney Nugent

Blue Lights

Barney Nugent (voice)

Blue Lights

Barney

Derry Girls

Jackie

Lee Miller: A Life on the Frontline

Roland Penrose (voice)

In the Name of the Father

Tommo

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Buried at C	Coroner Craig
2023	Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major	Coroner
2021	Ruthless
2020	Lee Miller: A Life on the Frontline	Roland Penrose (voice)
2020	Pixie	Father McGinley
2018	The Invention	Charlie
2017	Bad Day for the Cut	Bernard
2016	The Truth Commissioner	Witness 2
2015	Girona
2014	Shooting for Socrates	Derek the Kit Man
2013	Philomena	Barman
2012	The Attendant	Paul
2011	Whole Lotta Sole	Skins
2010	Make it New John	Martin
2008	Fifty Dead Men Walking	Paddy
2007	James Ellis: An Actor's Life	Himself
2003	The Return	Sean Donovan
2002	Puckoon	Lenny
1999	Sweety Barrett	Arthur Meany
1999	Angela's Ashes	St Vincent Man #3
1999	Chrono-Perambulator	Lazy local
1997	The Matchmaker	Jimmy "McGlory"
1997	A Further Gesture	Danny
1997	The Informant	Dalton
1996	Spaghetti Slow	Brendan
1994	The Secret of Roan Inish	Tim
1994	The Birth of Frank Pop	Frank
1993	In the Name of the Father	Tommo
1992	Far and Away	Map Vendor
1991	Children of the North	Feargal
1990	Fools of Fortune	Tim Paddy

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	Small Town, Big Story	Patient Rory
2023	Blue Lights	Barney Nugent
2023	Blue Lights	Barney Nugent (voice)
2023	Clean Sweep	Adam Vance (voice)
2023	Blue Lights	Barney
2019	Resistance	Father Leonard
2018	Derry Girls	Jackie
2016	My Mother and Other Strangers	Jemmy Fox
2013	Vikings	Sinric
2012	Ripper Street	Hotel Manager
2011	Twenty Twelve	Brian McLoughlin
2008	Fairy Tales	Broadcaster
1996	Ballykissangel	Donal Doherty